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KU Libraries Retention Schedule

To articulate the retention requirements for documents related to KU Libraries.

KU Libraries: Academic Appointments in the University Libraries

To be the official statement on academic appointments in the KU Libraries.

KU Libraries: Access, Circulation, and Request Services - Requirements for KU Students, Faculty, Staff, and Affiliates on the Lawrence and Edwards Campuses

To report the enrollment, employment, identification, and login requirements for access, circulation, and request services provided by the University of Kansas Libraries for KU Students, Faculty, Staff, and Affiliates enrolled and/or employed on the Lawrence and Edwards Campuses.

KU Libraries: Access, Circulation, and Request Services - Requirements for Other (non-KU) Library Users

To report the requirements for access, circulation, and request services provided by the University of Kansas Libraries for other (non-KU) library users.

KU Libraries: Access, Circulation, and Request Services for KU Faculty, Staff, and Affiliates

To define KU Libraries access, circulation, and request services for KU Faculty, Staff, and Affiliates.

KU Libraries: Access, Circulation, and Request Services for KU Graduate Students

To define KU Libraries access, circulation, and request services for KU Graduate Students.

KU Libraries: Access, Circulation, and Request Services for KU Medical Center Students, Faculty, and Staff in Lawrence Campus Libraries

To define KU Libraries access, circulation, and request services for KU Medical Center Students, Faculty, and Staff using the Lawrence campus libraries.

KU Libraries: Access, Circulation, and Request Services for KU Undergraduate and Law Students

To define KU Libraries access, circulation, and request services for KU Undergraduate and Law Students.

KU Libraries: Access, Circulation, and Request Services for Reciprocal (non-KU) Library Users

To define and report library policies for access, circulation, and request services provided to Reciprocal (non-KU) library users.

KU Libraries: Access, Circulation, and Request Services for Resident (non-KU) Library Users

To define and report library policies for access, circulation, and request services provided to Resident (non-KU) library users.

KU Libraries: Access, Circulation, and Request Services for Students, Faculty, and Staff of Haskell Indian Nations University

To define and report KU Libraries policies for access, circulation, and request services provided to Students, Faculty, and Staff of Haskell Indian Nations University.

KU Libraries: Appeals to Library Charges

To report the requirements and options available to library users for appealing overdue fines, lost item replacement costs, service processing fees, and damage charges incurred with the KU Libraries.

KU Libraries: Code of Conduct for Library Users

In the interest of protecting the rights of all users and in order to provide an environment suitable for pursuit of scholarly activities, the University of Kansas Libraries have enacted a Code of Conduct for Library Users. This Code of Conduct supplements existing University and other Library policies and provides guidance for all library users. Library users must ensure their use of library facilities, services, collections, electronic resources, and equipment does not infringe on or disrupt t

KU Libraries: Code of Governance

The Libraries’ governance structure addresses matters pertaining to library faculty and staff and University policies relating to the Libraries. It is composed of the following three Assemblies: 1. Library Faculty Assembly (LFA) that includes all library faculty,2. Library Staff Assembly (LSA) that includes all library University Support Staff and all library  Unclassified Professional Staff, and3. Library Faculty and Staff Assembly (LFSA) that includes all members of LFA and LSA.

KU Libraries: Criteria for Academic Ranks of Library Faculty

The criteria for appointment, promotion, and tenure are designed to reflect the national norms in academic librarianship and to provide guidance for KU Libraries faculty members to achieve excellence in their profession. Meeting these requirements does not guarantee a particular outcome, but does guarantee serious consideration in appointment, promotion, and tenure decisions.

KU Libraries: Faculty Evaluation Plan

University of Kansas Libraries Faculty Evaluation Plan

KU Libraries: Fines, Fees, Lost Item, and Damage Charges for Library Equipment and Accessories (Laptops, Headphones, and More)

When appropriate and in accordance with University of Kansas Libraries policies, library borrowers will be assessed overdue fines for late return of library equipment and accessories, lost item replacement charges for seriously damaged or never returned (lost) items, and associated service processing fees.

KU Libraries: Fines, Fees, Lost Item, and Damage Charges for Long-term, Short-term, Course Reserve, and Interlibrary Loan Library Materials

When appropriate and in accordance with University of Kansas Libraries policies, library borrowers will be assessed overdue fines for late return of library materials or equipment and accessories, lost item replacement charges for seriously damaged or never returned (lost) items, and associated service processing fees.

KU Libraries: Gifts of Books and Other Library Materials

This policy provides information regarding the donation and acceptance of gift materials to KU Libraries.

KU Libraries: KU Library Borrower Card for Other (non-KU) Library Users

To report the requirements to qualify for and purchase a KU Library Borrower Card available to other (non-KU) library users.

KU Libraries: Loan Periods and Due Dates for Circulating Collections

To define and report KU Libraries policies regarding the loan periods and due dates for circulating library materials in the KU collections and for Interlibrary Loan items borrowed from another library.

KU Libraries: Off-campus Access to Licensed Electronic Resources

To define the requirements for off-campus access to the KU Libraries electronic resources licensed for use by KU Students, Faculty, Staff, and Affiliates on the Lawrence and Edwards campuses.

KU Libraries: Post-Tenure Review Criteria and Procedures for The University of Kansas Libraries

In accordance with Board of Regents requirements, Article 7, section 4 of the Faculty Senate Rules and Regulations, and the University Policy on Post-tenure Review, the University of Kansas Libraries has adopted these expectations and procedures for conducting post-tenure review.

KU Libraries: Privacy and Confidentiality

To document the KU Libraries' commitment to maintaining the privacy of each person's intellectual investigations and the confidentiality of their interactions with the Libraries.

KU Libraries: Promotion and Tenure Procedures for the Faculty of The University of Kansas Libraries

It is the purpose of this document to promote the rigorous and fair evaluation of faculty performance during the promotion and tenure process by (a) establishing criteria that express the Libraries’ expectations for meeting University standards in terms of disciplinary practices; (b) providing procedures for evaluation of professional performance, scholarship, and service (c) preserving and enhancing the participatory rights of candidates, including the basic right to be informed about critical

KU Libraries: Proxy Borrower Card

To define the purpose of the KU Libraries' Proxy Borrower Card, to outline qualifications for the card, and to document the policies for the use of this card.

KU Libraries: Renewing and Returning Library Materials

To define and report KU Libraries policies regarding the renewal and return of 1) circulating library materials from the KU collections, and 2) Interlibrary Loan items borrowed from another library.

Spencer Research Library Retention Schedule

To articulate the retention requirements for documents related to Spencer Research Library.